Sound Effects

Aphelion brings you a slew of powerful cinematic sound effects, suited for trailers, videos, film, music and games. The library comes jam-packed with 760 24 bit, 96kHz sound effects in total, processed and designed for maximum impact.

We've got a long history doing factory sounds for world-leading synth and virtual instrument developers across the globe, but this is our debut release under our own name – hope you enjoy it!

New version 1.5:

This is an updated version of Aphelion which features 842 samples, 334 loops at 110 BPM, 468 Kontakt Presets and 94 Kontakt Multi-sounds, an optional, brand-new Kontakt GUI, additional Pulses, Drones, Ambient soundscapes and more

Introducing “Apocalyptic Game” – a highly focused and proprietary blend of post apocalyptic RPG game sound effects library. Collect crafting minerals and materials to create weapons, mods, items or buildings. Have all the high-quality sound needed to slot in different aesthetics to you characters bag & inventory. Now you can outfit your next dark dystopian themed game with a complete post nuclear sound effects collection inspired by major game hits like Apex, Fortnite, and Fallout.

App FX is a comprehensive collection of 445 sound effects designed specifically for app makers looking for original notifications, alerts, tones, and general effects.

Designed using both software and retro synthesizers, this collection contains a wide variety of sounds to accompany every action and function on a modern phone, tablet or desktop application: from simple clicks and tones, to complex melodic alerts and interface sounds.

APP MAKER is a sound effects bundle consisting of the App FX and UI FX sound collections. This bundle was put together with the aim of providing a complete solution to the needs of general app development and user interface design, with sounds for just about every event and interaction. From general alerts to messaging, swipes, backgrounds, scans, clicks and many more.

This collection contains 1168 audio elements, and is divided into 28 folders across two collections, according the type of sound:

Mostly recorded at “the Olympia”, a great concert hall in Paris, this collection is all about the applause and crowd reactions. From large groups to single persons, we aim to cover any kind of emotion felt during a show. If you are looking for realism and authenticity, you should find it here.

About Ambisonics:

This is an Ambisonics sound effects library - and by using the free SoundField SurroundZone 2 plugin you can convert the B-format files into your preferred format (stereo, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, 7.0 or 7.1 surround). Note: The library also contains ready-made stereo mixdowns for your convenience.

The “AR_K Facility” is a collection of libraries, comprised of several volumes, each of which has a single or multiple Kontakt instruments. The entire series is centered on unusual percussion sounds with a lot of editing possibilities and several onboard effects. Each Volume (called “Level n”) has a distinctive set of basic sounds that can be used for composing and producing purposes – like a drum machine – as well as for soundtrack composition and sound design in films, videogames and any other multimedia product.

The first volume (called “Level 1”) is a single instrument library with several percussion sounds and a lot of sound manipulation possibilities.

The “AR_K Facility” is a collection of libraries, comprised of several volumes, each of which has a single or multiple Kontakt instruments. The entire series is centered on unusual percussion sounds with a lot of editing possibilities and several onboard effects. Each Volume (called “Level n”) has a distinctive set of basic sounds that can be used for composing and producing purposes – like a drum machine – as well as for soundtrack composition and sound design in films, videogames and any other multimedia product.
The second volume (called “Level 2”) is a collection of five different instruments with several percussion sounds and a lot of sound manipulation possibilities each.

ARCADIA – an enormous selection of characterful 8-bit/retro sound effects with a modern touch. From quivering deaths to delicate locks and intense doors this collection will undoubtedly add sonic energy to your project, be it games, film or television. Our aim was to create something more interesting and exciting than just being fully faithful to the 8-bit genre.

A combined total of 14 perspectives in 22 channels showcase the snowmobile performances. The 6 exterior perspectives capture departures, arrivals, and passes by at fast, medium, and slow speeds. The 8 onboard perspectives include microphones mounted on the dashboard, at the bogie, and the engine driving steady, with gearshifts, and ramps. Some tracks feature an exhaust perspective. There are also idles, blips, and starts and fails.

The package has 18 fields of Soundminer metadata, plus BWAV metadata and MacOS spotlight comments. The collection comes complete with Pro Tools and Reaper sessions with all fx pre-aligned to allow editors to begin mixing and editing immediately.

The American 2017 Arctic Cat SVX 450 snow bike sound collection includes 144 clips in 12.73 gigabytes of audio, and shares the sound of a 1-cyl, 449, 40 cc, 4 stroke engine performing a mix of onboard and exterior driving.

The sound library features 10 synchronized takes of exterior and onboard perspectives. The 6 exterior perspectives document driving at slow, medium, and fast speeds from 4 positions as the snow bike arrives, departs, and passes by. The 9 onboard perspectives mount microphones at the engine, exhaust, tracks, and on various positions on the frame.

This library is all about picking stuff up and putting it down, whilst you rub your beard, pop pills and type with your toes. It's a collection of foley sounds that we always seem to need, but often can't find. Each track includes multiple movements of the object in question. The recordings are mono and unprocessed, so they sound natural and can be easily placed in your stereo field.

All tracks recorded with a Sennheiser 416 microphone, through a Buzz Audio – Elixer preamp.

Get the sounds of an Armored Military Humvee. Metadata is included with over 26 minutes of combined recording time split into 74 ready to use wave files. There are onboard, external, and foley sounds, all in high quality 24 bit resolution, 96khz sample rate. This is the right library when you need modern military humvee sounds for your film, TV, or game projects. Note that are no Ramp recordings in this package.

Onboard multi-track recordings are in 4 separate mono wave files. Drag & drop or import each of the files into your audio editing software, then align them for creative mixing. There are also stereo mix versions of the OnBoard recordings. The External recordings are in stereo wave files. The download is a 1.5gb compressed .rar file (2.25gb Uncompressed).

Instill bravery and leadership into your army soldier characters on any battlefield with this massive NEWLY UPDATED sound library of war-torn voice overs, expertly recorded for authentic battle-ready warriors! Inspired by movies like Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, and the Hurt Locker, as well as the characters found in Call of Duty and Starwars Battlefront, this audio pack includes 1050 audio files of military ORDERS, COMMANDS, RESPONSES, WAR CRIES, TRANSMISSION COMMUNICATIONS, TAUNTS, CALLS, CHEERS, INTERJECTIONS, SCREAMS, and more! All in cutting-edge cinematic modern warfare quality, with multiple premium WAV and MP3 formats for your convenience.

Featuring a HUGE variety of situational sounds, such as WARNINGS, ATTACK SEQUENCES, QUESTIONS, RESPONSES, HURT WAILS, vocal NOISES, and most commonly used Army Soldier words and phrases in war games. Combine them together to form a troop of heroes, ready for battle!

Around Bridges introduces the inner sound of various bridges.
The steel components of a bridge transmit the vibrations caused by passing cars or pedestrians in a fascinating manner.
So this library contains the sounds of excited beam barriers, noise barriers, expansion gaps and a lot more steel components that bridges are made of.
Also included are takes of footsteps, rain and wind – ordinary noises that get a certain magic when recorded at a handrail.
To round up this library several high quality AB-stereo ambiences of the acoustical surroundings of bridges are included.

Around Bridges Volume 2 gets you sounds taken from the iron and steel construction elements of various bridges in Berlin. The entire library was recorded with a two-channel contact microphone setup and it features thrilling vibrations caused be passing cars, trucks, trams and metro trains.

The material in this library is a comprehensive resource for creating otherworldly ambiences, futuristic pass-bys or eerie atmospheres with a touch of rusty steel and iron.

The Arrow Barrage Complete collection is a compilation of three lovingly crafted libraries that cover a huge array of textures and performances in the context of individual and massive group archery batteries. Each library has hundreds of files and thousands of unique performances and sound particles renders. Together these libraries form a comprehensive tome of textures, impacts and whooshes that can be used in contexts far beyond archery.

Arvor 215 boat sound library features recordings of the boat’s diesel engine in sync with its propeller. Onboard sound effects were recorded with two DPA 4061 microphones, taped under the “hood” and on the back of the boat, near the propeller. Inside this library you’ll find engine on and off sounds, running on neutral gear and three recordings of boat working on different settings.

There is a low, medium and high speed/rpm, each starting with engine being turned on, and than slowly going to desired speed. It’s easy to mix those recordings, and change their pitch, because of the 96kHz sample rate.

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